DELAND, Fla. - The
Dartmouth softball team split in second day action at the Stetson Hatter
Classic. The Big Green cruised in a 6-2 win over Florida A&M to open the
day and dropped an extra inning affair to Bethune-Cookman in the late game.

In the circle, the Big Green used three pitchers. Rumley
picked up her second win of the season in the first game against Florida
A&M and came in as a relief pitcher against Bethune-Cookman. Morgan
McCalmon (Norman, Okla.) saw time in the nightcap and threw 6.1 innings of work
with five strikeouts. Rachel Hein (Olathe, Kan.) also saw
action against Bethune-Cookman tossing a half inning.

Dartmouth (2-2) played a nail biter with Bethune-Cookman in
the nightcap. The teams, who were meeting for the second time in tournament
action, provided lots of offense late in the game.

With the teams deadlocked at 0-0 entering the fourth inning,
Bethune-Cookman got on the board first. Calesha Shelley walked to open the
inning and stole second on the next at bat. Teammate Simone Ceasar hit a single
to right center and then stole second putting two runners in scoring position.
A two RBI triple sent both home and gave the Wildcats the lead.

The Big Green responded in the bottom of the fifth.
Dartmouth put two runners on base when Curosh was walked and Rumley reached on
an error. With three on base and one out, Hubert nailed a single to left field
plating Curosh and getting Dartmouth on the board. A ground out and a wild pitch sent two more
around the bases as the Big Green took a 3-2 lead.

From that point, the teams matched each other, score for
score. With a run in the top of the
seventh inning, Bethune-Cookman tied the game at 6-6. The Big Green tried to
answer and placed a runner on base when Rhiannon
Saucedo (Las Cruces, N.M.) reached on an error, but Dartmouth couldn't get anything
going which sent the game ton extra innings.

The Wildcats struck first, with a run with no outs and went
on to score two more runs to take a 9-6 lead. Dartmouth put a runner in scoring
position but couldn't get anything going dropping the game in eight innings.

Dartmouth opened the second day of action with firepower
from the outset, scoring three runs in the first inning against Bethune-Cookman.
The Wildcats walked leadoff hitter Curosh and pitcher Rumley tacked on the
first hit of the game with a single up the middle. Kelsey Miller (Mansfield, Texas) lined out in the next at bat, but
classmate McCalmon responded with a single to left field, which loaded the
bases.

Hubert who had three hits in first day
action, nailed a three RBI double in her first at bat of the afternoon giving
the Big Green a 3-0 advantage.

Florida A&M tried to answer in the
second inning. Catcher Rob Roberson reached on a throwing error and advanced to
second with a stolen base, but the Rattlers popped up to Big Green shortstop
Curosh to end the innings.

The game became somewhat of a defensive
battle until the sixth inning, when they Rattlers finally got on the board.
Using a leadoff single, Florida A&M put its first runner on base since the
fourth inning. The Rattlers loaded the bases on a fielders choice and sent a
runner home on a sacrifice fly.

Dartmouth pushed its lead to 6-1 on the
strength of a three-run seventh inning. Brianna
Lohmann (Belle Glade, Fla.) reached on throwing error to open the inning
and advanced to second on the play. Hubert picked up her second hit of the afternoon
with a single to the shortstop and advanced a base on a throwing error, which
scored Lohmann. McEachern belted her first collegiate home run sending two home
and giving Dartmouth a commanding 6-1 lead. Florida A&M (3-10) added
another run in the bottom of the inning, but Dartmouth secured the victory.

As a team, the Big Green had six runs
on six hits with five RBIs against the Rattlers. Hubert led the offense going
2-of-3 with three RBIs while Rumley picked up her second win of the early
season throwing seven innings of work allowing just two runs to go with four
strikeouts.

Dartmouth closes out action at the
Hatter Classic on Sunday when they face Bethune-Cookman at 12 p.m.